Date,Source,Title,Author,Link,Subtitle
2021/03/12,China Story,China’s Defiant Local Newspapers,Bruce Shen,https://www.thechinastory.org/chinas-defiant-local-newspapers/,
2021/03/15,Reading the China Dream,Yu Keping and more,,https://www.readingthechinadream.com/blog/yu-keping-and-more,
2021/03/18,China Heritage,"Other People’s Thoughts, XX",Geremie R. Barmé,http://chinaheritage.net/journal/other-peoples-thoughts-xx/,"Other People’s Thoughts is a section in the Journal of the China Heritage site. It is inspired by a compilation of quotations put together by Simon Leys (Pierre Ryckmans), one of our Ancestors, during his reading life.… Read"
2021/03/17,Project Syndicate,China’s Regulatory War on Ant,Angela Huyue Zhang ,https://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/china-bureaucracy-regulatory-war-on-ant-group-by-angela-huyue-zhang-2021-03,Angela Huyue Zhang explains the bureaucratic logic behind the fast-growing fintech conglomerate’s recent woes.        
2021/03/17,Project Syndicate,Why Should Biden Ditch Trump’s China Tariffs?,Shang-Jin Wei ,https://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/three-reasons-biden-should-cancel-trump-china-tariffs-by-shang-jin-wei-2021-03,Shang-Jin Wei offers three reasons why the new US administration should reverse its predecessor's trade policies.        
2021/03/16,MacroPolo,American Leadership on AI Requires a Partisan Cease Fire ,Matt Sheehan,https://macropolo.org/american-leadership-ai-partisan-china-competition-nscai/,"This month the National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence (NSCAI) delivered its final report to the White House and US Congress. Created by the Congress in 2019, the NSCAI brought together a bipartisan group of…"
2021/03/11,The Economist,Why the internet has not freed China,,https://www.economist.com/china/2021/03/11/why-the-internet-has-not-freed-china,How judgmental fans and cowardly advertisers empower Chinese censors
2021/03/11,The Economist,A confident China seeks to insulate itself from the world,,https://www.economist.com/china/2021/03/11/a-confident-china-seeks-to-insulate-itself-from-the-world,Its new five-year plan is vague on growth but clear about self-sufficiency
2021/03/11,The Economist,"To crush democracy, China is changing Hong Kong’s political rules",,https://www.economist.com/china/2021/03/11/to-crush-democracy-china-is-changing-hong-kongs-political-rules,The national parliament has called for sweeping changes
2021/03/12,Monkey Cage,African countries are helping China go green. That may have a downside for Africans.,Meredith DeBoom,https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/03/12/african-countries-are-helping-china-go-green-that-may-have-downside-africans/,Namibians could pay the price for cleaner energy in China.
2021/03/17,China Media Project,Dropping Propaganda,David Bandurski,https://chinamediaproject.org/2021/03/17/dropping-propaganda/,As the fine print of the EU’s trade deal with Beijing became public knowledge late last...
2021/03/15,China Media Project,What Does Li Zhanshu’s Report Tell Us?,David Bandurski,https://chinamediaproject.org/2021/03/15/what-does-li-zhanshus-report-tell-us/,"One week ago, Li Zhanshu (栗战书), chairman of the Standing Committee of China’s 13th..."
2021/03/12,China Media Project,Selling China’s Anti-Poverty Model,Staff,https://chinamediaproject.org/2021/03/12/selling-chinas-anti-poverty-model/,China’s progress in fighting poverty has been a major theme in China’s domestic...
2021/03/11,ChinaFile,Hong Kong’s Economic Future," Ho-fung Hung, Flora Huang & more ",https://www.chinafile.com/conversation/hong-kongs-economic-future,A ChinaFile Conversation
2021/03/16,China Digital Times,Details of Alibaba Penalties Emerge as Regulators Eye Other Giants in Tech Crackdown,John Chan,https://chinadigitaltimes.net/2021/03/details-of-alibaba-penalties-emerge-as-regulators-eye-other-giants-in-tech-crackdown/,"More than four months after a high profile crackdown on Jack Ma’s financial empire marked the beginning of a regulatory overhaul for China’s big tech companies, details of the penalties set to be imposed on internet..."
2021/03/15,China Digital Times,Translation: Developer Discontinues Support for Ideological App Automation Tool,John Chan,https://chinadigitaltimes.net/2021/03/translation-developer-discontinues-support-for-ideological-app-automation-tool/,"Ideological orthodoxy has long been a top Party priority, and in recent years digital technology has been increasingly utilized by authorities toward that goal. Xuexi Qiangguo, a slick Alibaba-made app designed to teach users Xi..."
2021/03/15,China Digital Times,Translation: Recalling a Perilous Trip to Southern Xinjiang (2008),Josh Rudolph,https://chinadigitaltimes.net/2021/03/translation-recalling-a-perilous-trip-to-southern-xinjiang-2008/,"On September 1, 2008, retired CCP cadre Liu Tiancheng published an essay on his personal blog about a trip to the southern part of Xinjiang decades earlier. The essay appeared as a special column in China News Digest (华夏文摘) the..."
2021/03/11,China Digital Times,"Translation: “Goodbye, Guangzhou!” by Lu Yuyu",Joseph Brouwer,https://chinadigitaltimes.net/2021/03/translation-goodbye-guangzhou-by-lu-yuyu/,"The following translation is an account of activist Lu Yuyu’s recent expulsion from Guangzhou. In 2017, Lu, a citizen journalist who documented labor unrest across China on the “Not News” (非新聞) blog and @wickedonnaa Twitter..."
2021/03/11,China Digital Times,"Translation: In Triumph and in Death, Nationalist Netizens Scrutinize Film Stars",John Chan,https://chinadigitaltimes.net/2021/03/translation-in-triumph-and-in-death-nationalist-netizens-scrutinize-film-stars/,"After making history at the beginning of this month by becoming the first Asian woman to win best director for her movie “Nomadland,” Chloé Zhao was initially showered with praise from Chinese state media. That was..."
2021/03/10,China Digital Times,Independent Report Finds Beijing “Bears Responsibility for Ongoing Genocide” in Xinjiang,John Chan,https://chinadigitaltimes.net/2021/03/independent-report-finds-beijing-bears-responsibility-for-ongoing-genocide-in-xinjiang/,A newly released report by more than 50 global legal and China experts has found that the Chinese government’s actions in Xinjiang have violated every single provision of the U.N. Genocide Convention. Published by...
2021/03/10,China Digital Times,"On International Women’s Day, Students Reject “Girl’s Day” as Women Fight Sexism",Joseph Brouwer,https://chinadigitaltimes.net/2021/03/on-international-womens-day-students-reject-girls-day-as-women-fight-sexism/,"On Chinese college campuses, International Women’s Day is preceded by “Girl’s Day,” a recent invention that often degrades the students it purports to honor. On March 7, male students hang banners around campus, many of which..."
2021/03/11,Politico China Watcher,Beijing's visions of American decline,Jude Blanchette,https://www.politico.com/newsletters/politico-china-watcher/2021/03/11/beijings-visions-of-american-decline-492064,
2021/03/11,Politico China Direct,POLITICO China Direct: Moonshots — Arms race — Hong Kong/Xinjiang,Stuart Lau,https://www.politico.eu/newsletter/china-direct/politico-china-direct-moonshots-arms-race-hong-kong-xinjiang/,
2021/03/17,Protocol | China, U.S. tech wants to work more with China,David Wertime and  Protocol,http://eepurl.com/htrfOr,"U.S. tech still wants to work with China, Meet the ""new fund citizens,"" or xīnjīmín (新基民), Middle-aged listeners mint a new chart-topper"
2021/03/15,Protocol | China, Signal is down in China​,David Wertime,http://eepurl.com/hteO8L,
2021/03/13,Protocol | China, Chinese companies make their own semiconductors,Zeyi Yang,http://eepurl.com/hs36pX,
2021/03/10,Protocol | China, How to trace a hack to China,David Wertime and  Protocol,http://eepurl.com/hsKx7T,"Proving who hacked whom, Exoskeletons: Made in China, worn everywhere, How many ""likes"" is too many?"
2021/03/14,The Wire China,"China Breaks the Box Office, Kind Of",Hannah Reale,https://www.thewirechina.com/2021/03/14/china-breaks-the-box-office-kind-of/,"And the award for the world’s biggest box office in 2020 goes to, for the first time... China!"
2021/03/14,The Wire China,Nicole Perlroth on the Target on America’s Back,David Barboza,https://www.thewirechina.com/2021/03/14/nicole-perlroth-on-the-target-on-americas-back/,"The cyber journalist talks about Google’s China saga, Russia’s Iron Cyber Curtain, and Silicon Valley’s ‘insider’ threat."
2021/03/14,The Wire China,The Soul of Lu Xun,Orville Schell,https://www.thewirechina.com/2021/03/14/the-soul-of-lu-xun/,Those looking for China’s national spirit won’t find it in Xi Jinping’s writing. But the works of Lu Xun offer a homegrown example that contemporary...
2021/03/14,The Wire China,Red Curaçao,Eli Binder,https://www.thewirechina.com/2021/03/14/red-curacao/,"Curaçao’s fledgling stock exchange intended to attract Latin American companies seeking to raise money from European investors. Instead, Chinese firms came."
2021/03/14,The Wire China,China’s Regulatory War on Ant,Angela Huyue Zhang,https://www.thewirechina.com/2021/03/14/chinas-regulatory-war-on-ant/,The author explains how the Chinese government bureaucracy caught up with the world’s hottest financial services firm.
2021/03/14,The Wire China,Soul Cycle,The Wire,https://www.thewirechina.com/2021/03/14/soul-cycle/,A new essay from Orville Schell.
2021/03/16,Lausan 流傘,Challenges and possibilities: Reflections on coalition building and the Hong Kong movement,Lausan Collective,https://lausan.hk/2021/challenges-and-possibilities/,This conversation prompts us to reflect critically on how we can more effectively cultivate and support a grassroots movement that does not only focus on a singular issue.
2021/03/12,Sixth Tone,China Finds a Culprit for Runaway House Prices: Divorcing Couples,Ni Dandan,http://www.sixthtone.com/news/1006909/china-finds-a-culprit-for-runaway-house-prices-divorcing-couples,"As Chinese cities try to cool red-hot property markets, many are targeting an unusual driver of dema......"
2021/03/16,Sixth Tone,"Protecting China’s Agricultural Heritage, One Seed at a Time",Sun Xiucai,http://www.sixthtone.com/news/1006945/protecting-chinas-agricultural-heritage%2C-one-seed-at-a-time,"In an era of increasingly centralized, mechanized farming, can China safeguard its agricultural dive......"
2021/03/15,Sixth Tone,Why Divorcing an Abusive Spouse Remains an Uphill Struggle,Xia Tian,http://www.sixthtone.com/news/1006943/why-divorcing-an-abusive-spouse-remains-an-uphill-struggle,"Five years after China passed its landmark Anti-Domestic Violence Law, skeptical judges and onerous ......"
2021/03/12,Sixth Tone,Can China’s New Criminal Law Deter the Next He Jiankui?,Shao Bowen,http://www.sixthtone.com/news/1006904/can-chinas-new-criminal-law-deter-the-next-he-jiankui%3F,"The threat of criminal prosecution may be effective, but there should also be less extreme ways to k......"
2021/03/11,Sixth Tone,Inside China’s Cult of the Cat,Zhou Runan,http://www.sixthtone.com/news/1006942/inside-chinas-cult-of-the-cat,So you want to be a “cat slave”? Get in line.
2021/03/10,Sixth Tone,Why China’s Produce Pandas Are More Than Just a ‘Big’ Deal,Alex Hong,http://www.sixthtone.com/news/1006907/why-chinas-produce-pandas-are-more-than-just-a-big-deal,"The unlikely boy band has made headlines for challenging stereotypes about how idols should look, bu......"
2021/03/11,Foreign Affairs,Vaccine Diplomacy Is Paying Off for China ,Yanzhong Huang,https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/china/2021-03-11/vaccine-diplomacy-paying-china,"China’s vaccine diplomacy is off to a strong start, but Beijing still faces stiff competition and tough questions from abroad."
2021/03/17,Foreign Affairs,How to Craft a Durable China Strategy,Evan Medeiros,https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/united-states/2021-03-17/how-craft-durable-china-strategy,Biden’s inauguration provides a rare opportunity to develop a more coherent and sustainable China policy.
2021/03/17,SupChina,A fight for women’s suffrage in the early days of the Chinese republic,James Carter,https://supchina.com/2021/03/17/a-fight-for-womens-suffrage-in-the-early-days-of-the-chinese-republic/,"On March 19, 1912, about a dozen women armed with pistols, led by Tang Qunying, broke into the parliament in Nanjing, where a framework for the new Republic of China was being hammered out. The women were determined to be heard."
2021/03/16,SupChina,China approves fifth COVID-19 shot in push to vaccinate half a billion by end of June,Lucas Niewenhuis,https://supchina.com/2021/03/16/china-approves-fifth-covid-19-shot-in-push-to-vaccinate-half-a-billion-by-end-of-june/,"With five approved COVID-19 vaccines, China aims to give shots to 40% of its population in the next four months, while also delivering huge amounts of doses to Indonesia, Brazil, and Mexico."
2021/03/16,SupChina,Valium and other meds for sale illegally as online pharmacies boom in China,Frida Qi,https://supchina.com/2021/03/16/valium-and-other-meds-for-sale-illegally-as-online-pharmacies-boom-in-china/,"More and more Chinese people are getting their prescription medicine from online pharmacies, but the young industry has plenty of growing pains."
2021/03/16,SupChina,Tech companies hit hard in this year’s 315 Gala,Luz Ding,https://supchina.com/2021/03/16/tech-companies-hit-hard-in-this-years-315-gala/,"In this year’s consumer’s day name-and-shame gala, facial recognition startups and job-seeking sites are accused of data privacy breach, web browsers and phone cleanser apps alleged of fake advertising."
2021/03/16,SupChina,"Beijing is going to restrain Ant, not kill it",Paul Triolo,https://supchina.com/2021/03/16/beijing-is-going-to-restrain-ant-not-kill-it/,"Alibaba affiliate Ant Group is taking a hammering from regulators, but the government’s intent is to tame the fintech giant, not ruin its business."
2021/03/16,SupChina,New surveys find Chinese women still struggle to achieve equality both at work and at home,Jiayun Feng,https://supchina.com/2021/03/16/new-surveys-find-chinese-women-still-struggle-to-achieve-equality-both-at-work-and-at-home/,Two new surveys show that Chinese feminists still have a lot to fight for.
2021/03/16,SupChina,"Qinghai by motorbike: Ghost cities, oil fields, and ‘Alien Ruins’",The editors,https://supchina.com/2021/03/16/qinghai-by-motorbike-ghost-cities-oil-fields-and-alien-ruins/,What's it like crossing one of the most remote parts of China via motorbike? Danish adventurer Mads Vesterager Nielsen shows us.
2021/03/16,SupChina,An artist and her gun in 1989: Xiao Lu’s accidental revolt,Alex Colville,https://supchina.com/2021/03/16/an-artist-and-her-gun-in-1989-xiao-lus-accidental-revolt/,"Four months before June 4, 1989, an unknown artist triggered the state by pulling a trigger. Critics and journalists jumped on the story for its political and social implications, but lost in the shuffle was the artist herself and the real reason — rooted in personal trauma — for her incendiary performance."
2021/03/16,SupChina,"Chinese pharma’s history of counterfeits, fakes, and quality issues",Patrick Beyrer,https://supchina.com/2021/03/16/chinese-pharmas-big-problem-counterfeits-fakes-quality-issues/,"In the last 20 years, Beijing has turned healthcare into a national priority. But the country's history of counterfeit drugs and weak regulation casts a lingering shadow. The topic is particularly pertinent now, with Beijing's COVID-19 vaccine diplomacy in full swing."
2021/03/15,SupChina,Beijing ‘deeply concerned’ for safety of Chinese in Myanmar after factories set ablaze,Lucas Niewenhuis,https://supchina.com/2021/03/15/beijing-deeply-concerned-for-safety-of-chinese-in-myanmar-after-factories-set-ablaze/,"In the most violent day in Myanmar since the military coup d’état six weeks ago, dozens were killed and Chinese factories were attacked in the suburbs of Yangon on Sunday. Beijing walked a fine line in its response."
2021/03/15,SupChina,Another on-demand murder at Didi: Driver crushes passenger to death over ride-related dispute,Jiayun Feng,https://supchina.com/2021/03/15/another-on-demand-murder-at-didi-driver-crushes-passenger-to-death-over-ride-related-dispute/,"An app-based service is under fire yet again: this time it’s Didi Chuxing, China’s biggest ride-hailing company that can’t seem to keep its passengers safe from their drivers."
2021/03/15,SupChina,"Gu creates history again, triumphs at Freeski World Championships",Gerry Harker,https://supchina.com/2021/03/15/gu-creates-history-again-triumphs-at-freeski-world-championships/,Eileen Gu became the first freeskier to win two golds at the FIS Freeski World Championship over the weekend.
2021/03/15,SupChina,Orange skies in Beijing after worst sandstorm in a decade,Anthony Tao,https://supchina.com/2021/03/15/orange-skies-in-beijing-after-worst-sandstorm-in-a-decade/,Surreal images from China's capital.
2021/03/15,SupChina,The last of New York’s ‘Chinese hand laundries’,Eveline Chao,https://supchina.com/2021/03/15/the-last-of-new-yorks-chinese-hand-laundries/,"Last summer, one of New York's last ""Chinese hand laundries,"" operated by Robert S. Lee, closed. ""Chinese hand laundry"" refers to laundry businesses from a specific period, when Chinese immigrants from Taishan, Guangdong were closely associated with this line of work."
2021/03/12,SupChina,"U.S., Japan, and Australia to help India compete with China’s vaccine diplomacy",Lucas Niewenhuis,https://supchina.com/2021/03/12/u-s-japan-and-australia-to-help-india-compete-with-chinas-vaccine-diplomacy/,"One billion doses of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine will be produced in India and distributed to Southeast Asian countries, with the help of the U.S., Japan, and Australia. The initiative, an output of the informal “Quad” alliance, is an attempt to counter Chinese vaccine diplomacy in the region."
2021/03/12,SupChina,"Ant issues self-disciplinary rules, CEO resigns",Luz Ding,https://supchina.com/2021/03/12/ant-issues-self-disciplinary-rules-ceo-resigns/,"Alibaba affiliate and fintech giant Ant Group wants to appease the authorities with self-regulation, but will this be enough to get the government off its back?"
2021/03/12,SupChina,"Delivery-only ‘ghost’ restaurants spring up across China, prompting concerns about dirty kitchens",Jiayun Feng,https://supchina.com/2021/03/12/delivery-only-ghost-kitchens-spring-up-across-china-prompting-concerns-about-dirty-kitchens/,App-based food delivery is urban China’s favorite new way to dine. But how clean are the kitchens of the virtual restaurants that make much of the food?
2021/03/12,SupChina,"Beijing Lights: ‘Nowhere is home, yet everywhere is home’",Huang Chenkuang,https://supchina.com/2021/03/12/beijing-lights-nowhere-is-home-yet-everywhere-is-home/,"""My whole life I will probably never spend a few dozen kuai on a restaurant meal, or get to stay in a hotel. But does that make my life incomplete? I don’t think so."""
2021/03/12,SupChina,Interrogating the present with artist Cao Fei,Peter Catterall,https://supchina.com/2021/03/12/interrogating-the-present-with-artist-cao-fei/,"In her first major solo show in China, a retrospective hosted by the UCCA in Beijing’s 798 Art Zone, the prominent multimedia artist entices us to consider questions of technology, identity, and progress."
2021/03/11,SupChina,"‘Dance of Delivery’: Chinese delivery drivers, oil on canvas",Peking Fox,https://supchina.com/2021/03/11/dance-of-delivery-chinese-delivery-drivers-oil-on-canvas/,A series of oil paintings about the harsh conditions that China's 3 million delivery workers face.
2021/03/11,SupChina,Bike sharing’s not dead: Alibaba-backed firm files for U.S. IPO,Luz Ding,https://supchina.com/2021/03/11/bike-sharings-not-dead-alibaba-backed-firm-files-for-u-s-ipo/,"One of the last surviving bike-sharing startups — Hello — filed for U.S. IPO as it expands to car-hailing, hotel booking, ecommerce, and beyond."
2021/03/11,SupChina,Beijing passes resolution to ensure only ‘patriots’ loyal to the Communist Party rule Hong Kong,Lucas Niewenhuis,https://supchina.com/2021/03/11/beijing-passes-resolution-to-ensure-only-patriots-loyal-to-the-communist-party-rule-hong-kong/,"As expected, the National People’s Congress in Beijing passed a resolution to change the electoral system in Hong Kong. The new rules will effectively ensure that pro-democracy politicians remain in a permanent minority in the territory."
2021/03/11,SupChina,Chinese women are wearing children’s clothes to show how skinny they are,Jiayun Feng,https://supchina.com/2021/03/11/chinese-women-are-wearing-childrens-clothes-to-show-how-skinny-they-are/,China’s internet is obsessing over another ridiculous “challenge” that adds the social pressure for absurdly small body sizes.
2021/03/11,SupChina,"In ‘Flow,’ the pipa and shakuhachi speak to our souls",Matt DeButts,https://supchina.com/2021/03/11/in-flow-the-pipa-and-shakuhachi-speak-to-our-souls/,"Wu Man and Kojiro Umezaki have created a five-track album that is at once contemplative and dynamic, a contemporary and stylish fusion of classical East Asian music."
2021/03/10,SupChina,"Xi emphasizes ‘ethnic unity,’ environmental protection, rural development, and military readiness at Two Sessions",Lucas Niewenhuis,https://supchina.com/2021/03/10/xi-emphasizes-ethnic-unity-environmental-protection-rural-development-and-military-readiness-at-two-sessions/,"Chinese state media have highlighted four meetings led by Xi Jinping in the past week, with delegations from Inner Mongolia and Qinghai Province, representatives from the health and education fields, and security and military personnel."
2021/03/10,SupChina,A new boom for Chinese companies that can generate electricity from roof tiles,Luz Ding,https://supchina.com/2021/03/10/a-new-boom-for-chinese-companies-that-can-generate-electricity-from-roof-tiles/,Solar giant LONGi Energy invests in building material maker to jointly make roofs and curtain walls that can generate electricity.
2021/03/10,SupChina,"Unfair division of housework, postpartum depression, domestic violence and other women’s issues in the spotlight at Two Sessions 2021",Jiayun Feng,https://supchina.com/2021/03/10/unfair-division-of-housework-postpartum-depression-domestic-violence-and-other-womens-issues-in-the-spotlight-at-two-sessions-2021/,"The unfair treatment of women is the subject of growing attention from the Chinese public, and this year from Chinese officials too. Here are five proposals concerning women’s rights being discussed at the big political conference in Beijing this week."
2021/03/10,SupChina,Ding Ling’s critique of the Chinese patriarchy,James Carter,https://supchina.com/2021/03/10/ding-lings-thoughts-on-international-womens-day-1942/,"The Chinese Communist Party, in its earliest days, outwardly championed women and their place in the revolution. But one writer — on the heels of International Women's Day in 1942 — had the courage to point out the CCP's hypocrisies and the persistence of patriarchy."
2021/03/16,Congressional Research Service,Section 301: Tariff Exclusions on U.S. Imports from China,Andres B. Schwarzenberg,https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/IF/IF11582,
2021/03/10,Asia Society,India and China Need More Than a Border Pullback to Mend Fences,World Politics Review,https://asiasociety.org//policy-institute/india-and-china-need-more-border-pullback-mend-fences,"Anubhav Gupta writes that with no political solution to the China-India border issue on the horizon, the military disengagement merely provides temporary relief for a chronic problem."
2021/03/11,Center for Strategic and International Studies,The Geopolitics of Critical Minerals Supply Chains,Jane Nakano,https://www.csis.org/analysis/geopolitics-critical-minerals-supply-chains,
2021/03/17,Chatham House,Restrictions on Online Freedom of Expression in China,"Harriet Moynihan, Dr Champa Patel",https://www.chathamhouse.org/2021/03/restrictions-online-freedom-expression-china,"China’s highly restrictive approach to online freedom of expression has not only intensified under COVID-19, the government is also increasingly trying to shape global online technology governance."
2021/03/10,Chatham House,Three Pillars for a US Trade Strategy in Asia-Pacific,Marianne Schneider-Petsinger,https://www.chathamhouse.org/2021/03/three-pillars-us-trade-strategy-asia-pacific,"A new approach for the US to strengthen economic and strategic ties in the region, advance strong rules for new trade issues, and tackle China’s trade policies."
2021/03/10,Chicago Council on Global Affairs,Russians See Greater Reward than Risk in Closer Relations with China,"Dina Smeltz, Brendan Helm, Denis Volkov, and Stepan Goncharov",https://www.thechicagocouncil.org/research/report/russians-see-greater-reward-risk-closer-relations-china,"As Russia and China grow closer through economic ties, a joint Chicago Council on Global Affairs-Levada Analytical Center survey finds that the Russian public sees little downside to the growing bilateral relationship."
2021/03/15,Lowy Institute,A new “concert” to govern the Indo-Pacific ,Pang Zhongying,https://www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpreter/new-concert-govern-indo-pacific,"The joint statement issued following the weekend meeting of the four “Quad” leaders was titled “The Spirit of the Quad”. This title could be read as either self-affirmation or self-praise. The Quad’s first summit of leaders was a somewhat informal affair, held virtually amid a global"
2021/03/12,Lowy Institute,"The Belt and Road, and the pandemic detour",Stephen Minas,https://www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpreter/belt-and-road-and-pandemic-detour,"Book review: Daniel Drache, A.T. Kingsmith and Duan Qi, One Road, Many Dreams: China’s Bold Plan to Remake the Global Economy (London, Bloomsbury, 2019). 
The economic fallout of the pandemic has been global, but not equal. If the often-necessary lockdowns have uniformly resulted in economic"
2021/03/11,Lowy Institute,Economic diplomacy: The business of coups and China’s Quad response,Greg Earl,https://www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpreter/economic-diplomacy-business-coups-and-china-s-quad-response,"Myanmar money
When Norway’s central bank put Japan’s third-biggest food company on a watch list for disinvestment last week, it demonstrated that at least one thing seems to be changing in the business of coups. 
Much of the conventional diplomacy surrounding the Myanmar standoff is eerily"
2021/03/15,Los Angeles Review of Books China Channel,Follow the Living Buddha,Alec Ash,https://chinachannel.org/2021/03/15/shangri-la/,Seeking enlightenment and energy drinks in Shangri-la – Alec Ash
2021/03/10,Los Angeles Review of Books China Channel,Bad Elements,Robert Foyle Hunwick,https://chinachannel.org/2021/03/10/behaving-badly/,Robert Foyle Hunwick reviews Behaving Badly in Early and Medieval China
2021/03/16,ChinaTalk,"Rhodium's Dan Rosen on Hiring Me, 30 Years of China-Watching, Decoupling, Debt, Over/Underr…",Jordan Schneider,https://chinatalk.substack.com/p/rhodiums-dan-rosen-on-hiring-me-30,"Tweets on Xinjiang, Elting Morison, Chairman Rabbit, Forest Sounds, Real Estate Scams, and 2500-Year-Old Beads"
2021/03/11,ChinaTalk,Adam Tooze and Matt Klein Return!,Jordan Schneider,https://chinatalk.substack.com/p/adam-tooze-and-matt-klein-return,Was Stalin a Hamilton Fan? Can Bolshevism Break The Link Between Capitalism And War? Does Elite Conflict Drive Policies Towards International Instituti…
2021/03/16,Pekingnology,"Meeting on ""Platform Economy"" and new SAMR rule on e-commerce",Zichen Wang,https://pekingnology.substack.com/p/meeting-on-platform-economy-and-new,with implications for Alibaba
2021/03/11,Pekingnology,Select translations of 14th FYP draft -Third/Final Part,,https://pekingnology.substack.com/p/select-translations-of-14th-fyp-draft,Download the three-part series in one file
2021/03/16,Brookings Institution,What does the Quad summit signal for U.S. engagement in the Indo-Pacific?,"Tanvi Madan, Adrianna Pita",https://www.brookings.edu/podcast-episode/what-does-quad-summit-signal-for-u-s-engagement-in-the-indo-pacific/,
2021/03/15,Brookings Institution,Taiwan’s continued success requires economic diversification of products and markets,Syaru Shirley Lin,https://www.brookings.edu/blog/order-from-chaos/2021/03/15/taiwans-continued-success-requires-economic-diversification-of-products-and-markets/,
2021/03/15,Brookings Institution,Anxiety about China’s rise will only hinder America’s response,"Ryan Hass, David Dollar",https://www.brookings.edu/podcast-episode/anxiety-about-chinas-rise-will-only-hinder-americas-response/,
2021/03/15,Brookings Institution,Taiwan’s continued success requires economic diversification of products and markets,Syaru Shirley Lin,https://www.brookings.edu/blog/order-from-chaos/2021/03/15/taiwans-continued-success-requires-economic-diversification-of-products-and-markets/,
2021/03/11,Lawfare,Commission Criticizes Lack of Preparedness; U.S. Likely to Implement Sweeping Rule on Tech-Related Transactions,"Abby Lemert, Eleanor Runde",https://www.lawfareblog.com/commission-criticizes-lack-preparedness-us-likely-implement-sweeping-rule-tech-related-transactions,The National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence (NSCAI) published
2021/03/12,Center for Advanced China Research,Weekly Report 4|17  3.6.2021-3.12.2021,,https://www.ccpwatch.org/single-post/weekly-report-4-17-3-6-2021-3-12-2021,
2021/03/17,Foreign Policy,Why Washington Is Fed Up With Beijing,Michael Hirsh,https://foreignpolicy.com/2021/03/17/biden-blinken-china-alaska-summit/,Decades of failed efforts to woo China explain the Biden administration’s tough talk ahead of Alaska meeting.
2021/03/17,Foreign Policy,U.S. Seeks to Counter China’s Full-Court Press in Asia,Jack Detsch,https://foreignpolicy.com/2021/03/17/senkakus-philippines-japan-korea-austin/,Top U.S. officials on trip to Asia under pressure to push back on Taiwan and maritime disputes. 
2021/03/16,Foreign Policy,Painting Xinjiang’s Brutal Camps in 3D,Christina Lu,https://foreignpolicy.com/2021/03/16/xinjiang-reeducated-documentary-uyghur-china-vr/,"A new VR documentary, “Reeducated,” uses illustration and witnesses to overcome secrecy."
2021/03/16,Foreign Policy,Climate Offers a Glimmer of Hope for U.S.-China Cooperation,Melinda Liu,https://foreignpolicy.com/2021/03/16/climate-change-china-united-states-cooperation/,"As relations worsen on other fronts, the Kerry-Xie relationship could make a difference on climate change.
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2021/03/16,Foreign Policy,Pineapple War Shows Taiwan Won’t Be Bullied by Beijing,Lindsay Gorman,https://foreignpolicy.com/2021/03/16/taiwan-china-pineapple-war-economic-bullying-democracies-boycott/,"But if democracies are to stand up to Chinese coercion, they will have to join forces."
2021/03/12,Foreign Policy,Uyghur Women Are China’s Victims—and Resistance,Simina Mistreanu,https://foreignpolicy.com/2021/03/12/uyghur-women-are-chinas-victims-and-resistance/,The Chinese government may soon regret choosing to crack down on women from Xinjiang’s Muslim minority.
2021/03/12,Foreign Policy,Quad Summit’s Vaccine Deal Is Biden’s Bold First Move in Asia,Michael J. Green,https://foreignpolicy.com/2021/03/12/quad-summit-biden-china-vaccine-india-japan-australia-united-states-southeast-asia-security-indo-pacific-alliance/,"It’s a smart step to counter China, but the next ones won’t be as easy."
2021/03/11,Foreign Policy,China’s New Five-Year Plan Is a Disappointment,"Alice Han, Eyck Freymann",https://foreignpolicy.com/2021/03/11/china-five-year-plan-gdp-lower-expectations-growth/,"As domestic problems mount, Beijing’s planners are lowering expectations. "
2021/03/11,Foreign Policy,America Will Only Win When China’s Regime Fails,"Zack Cooper, Hal Brands",https://foreignpolicy.com/2021/03/11/america-chinas-regime-fails/,There are two possible outcomes of U.S.-China competition—but Washington should prepare for the more turbulent one.
2021/03/10,Foreign Policy,"56,000 Greenlanders Could Shape the Future of Rare Earths",Sam Dunning,https://foreignpolicy.com/2021/03/10/greenland-election-rare-earth-elements-china-us-europe/,Washington and Beijing are watching a snap election on the huge island closely.
2021/03/10,Foreign Policy,Getting the Quad Right Is Biden’s Most Important Job,"James Mattis, Michael Auslin, Joseph Felter",https://foreignpolicy.com/2021/03/10/getting-the-quad-right-is-bidens-most-important-job/,The Quadrilateral Security Dialogue is the best hope for standing up to China.
2021/03/10,Foreign Policy,The Shrinking Chinese State,"Yukon Huang, Joshua Levy",https://foreignpolicy.com/2021/03/10/the-shrinking-chinese-state/,A look at Beijing’s spending suggests that Western fears of its influence may be misdirected. 
2021/03/18,The Diplomat,US Sanctions 24 China and Hong Kong Officials Ahead of Talks,Zen Soo,https://thediplomat.com/2021/03/us-sanctions-24-china-and-hong-kong-officials-ahead-of-talks/,The U.S. response to Beijing's electoral reform in Hong Kong further dampens prospects for the first high-level dialogue this week.
2021/03/17,The Diplomat,China Takes Aim at UK Ambassador Over Media Freedom Post,Bonnie Girard,https://thediplomat.com/2021/03/china-takes-aim-at-uk-ambassador-over-media-freedom-post/,"British Ambassador to China Caroline Wilson learns the hard way how prickly Beijing is, even to sympathetic criticisms."
2021/03/16,The Diplomat,Chinese State Media Hints at ‘More Drastic Action’ in Myanmar,Sebastian Strangio,https://thediplomat.com/2021/03/chinese-state-media-hints-at-more-drastic-action-in-myanmar/,"After Chinese factories were damaged during anti-coup protests, an editorial warned that “China won't allow its interests to be exposed to further aggression."""
2021/03/16,The Diplomat,China’s Myanmar Mess,Sarah M. Brooks,https://thediplomat.com/2021/03/chinas-myanmar-mess/,"Increasingly, China’s non-action on the Myanmar coup is going against Beijing’s own interests."
2021/03/16,The Diplomat,"Denied Benefits, Chinese Single Moms Press for Change",Huizhong Wu,https://thediplomat.com/2021/03/denied-benefits-chinese-single-moms-press-for-change/,"“I just want to know in the national policy, as a single parent, as an unmarried woman, do I have the right to give birth?”"
2021/03/15,The Diplomat,The US Is Falling Behind China in the Race for Electric Vehicles,Dennis Blair,https://thediplomat.com/2021/03/the-us-is-falling-behind-china-in-the-race-for-electric-vehicles/,"Unless things change, and soon, Beijing will corner the market on the materials, components, and vehicles that will power the 21st century economy. "
2021/03/13,The Diplomat,What Do Chinese People Think of Developed Countries? 2021 Edition,"Adam Y. Liu, Xiaojun Li,",https://thediplomat.com/2021/03/what-do-chinese-people-think-of-developed-countries-2021-edition/,A new survey shows small but important changes after the 2020 U.S. presidential election.
2021/03/12,The Diplomat,Middle East LNG Hedging in China’s Energy Diplomacy,Tristan Kenderdine,https://thediplomat.com/2021/03/middle-east-lng-hedging-in-chinas-energy-diplomacy/,Increased demand for energy will give China greater and greater dependency on – and sway over – the world's LNG producers.
2021/03/12,The Diplomat,China’s Dangerous Step Toward Cyber Conflict,Tobias Burgers,https://thediplomat.com/2021/03/chinas-dangerous-step-toward-cyber-war/,China is changing the cyber game in East-Asia - and increasing the potential for conflict across the Indo-Pacific.
2021/03/12,The Diplomat,The Polar Policies in China’s New Five-Year Plan,Marc Lanteigne,https://thediplomat.com/2021/03/the-polar-policies-in-chinas-new-five-year-plan/,The inclusion of Arctic and Antarctic policies within the new FYP represents the emerging importance of the two poles to China.
2021/03/12,The Diplomat,China Remakes Hong Kong’s Electoral System,Shannon Tiezzi,https://thediplomat.com/2021/03/china-remakes-hong-kongs-electoral-system/,"The changes, billed as necessary “improvements,” will make it effectively impossible for pro-democrats to win office."
2021/03/11,The Diplomat,5 Reasons to Worry About the ‘Chinese Vaccine Diplomacy’ Narrative,Rosie Wigmore,https://thediplomat.com/2021/03/5-reasons-to-worry-about-the-chinese-vaccine-diplomacy-narrative/,The buzzword masks several misleading or harmful assumptions -- both about China and about recipient countries.
2021/03/15,The Diplomat,Black Sunday in Myanmar: Dozens Killed as Martial Law Declared,Sebastian Strangio,https://thediplomat.com/2021/03/black-sunday-in-myanmar-dozens-killed-as-martial-law-declared/,"The day saw at least 39 people killed by security forces, as Chinese-financed factories came under attack."
2021/03/12,The Diplomat,The US-ROK Alliance in 2021: Back on Track?,Ankit Panda,https://thediplomat.com/2021/03/the-us-rok-alliance-in-2021-back-on-track/,"With a cost-sharing deal finally agreed, what lies ahead for the U.S.-South Korea alliance?"
2021/03/17,The Diplomat,Papua New Guinea Faces Rising COVID-19 Cases,,https://thediplomat.com/2021/03/papua-new-guinea-faces-rising-covid-19-cases/,
2021/03/15,The Diplomat,Will Japan’s Olympics Be Rescued by China’s Vaccine?,,https://thediplomat.com/2021/03/will-japans-olympics-be-rescued-by-chinas-vaccine/,
2021/03/12,The Diplomat,How COVID-19 Changed Asia,,https://thediplomat.com/2021/03/how-covid-19-changed-asia/,
2021/03/11,The Diplomat,Biden Administration Announces First China Meeting,Shannon Tiezzi,https://thediplomat.com/2021/03/biden-administration-announces-first-china-meeting/,Secretary of State Antony Blinken and National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan will meet Chinese Director of the Office of the Central Commission for Foreign Affairs Yang Jiechi and Foreign Minister Wang Yi on March 18.
2021/03/10,The Diplomat,More Fintech Regulation on the Horizon in China,Sara Hsu,https://thediplomat.com/2021/03/more-fintech-regulation-on-the-horizon-in-china/,The Chinese government continues to add oversight and structure to the rapidly growing sector.
2021/03/10,The Diplomat,"China, Russia Agree to Cooperate on Permanent Moon Base",Shannon Tiezzi,https://thediplomat.com/2021/03/china-russia-agree-to-cooperate-on-permanent-moon-base/,China has long planned to set up a manned lunar research station. Now it has its first international partner.
2021/03/10,The Diplomat,China Is Buying Record Amounts of Iranian Oil,Eleanor Albert,https://thediplomat.com/2021/03/china-is-buying-record-amounts-of-iranian-oil/,"China is moving closer to Iran than ever before, but the partnership still has limits."
2021/03/10,The Diplomat,Why the Chinese Communist Party Sees Tibetan Monks as ‘Troublemakers’,Apa Lhamo,https://thediplomat.com/2021/03/why-the-chinese-communist-party-sees-tibetan-monks-as-troublemakers/,The CCP’s strategy for consolidating control over Tibet centers on “sinicizing” Tibetan Buddhism.
2021/03/10,The Diplomat,Chinese Hackers Blamed for Massive Microsoft Server Hack,Associated Press,https://thediplomat.com/2021/03/chinese-hackers-blamed-for-massive-microsoft-server-hack/,The hack – believed to have initially targeted U.S. think tanks – eventually compromised hundreds of thousands of businesses and organizations.
2021/03/10,The Diplomat,"Israel, Iran, and China: US-Middle East Relations",Mercy A. Kuo,https://thediplomat.com/2021/03/israel-iran-and-china-us-middle-east-relations/,Insights from Mordechai Chaziza.
2021/03/13,The Diplomat,Taiwan’s Referendum Mayhem,Lev Nachman,https://thediplomat.com/2021/03/taiwans-referendum-mayhem/,Tracing the political stances and stakes of four upcoming referendums. 
2021/03/12,The Diplomat,Taiwan Prays for Rain as Drought Threatens Chip Production,Nick Aspinwall,https://thediplomat.com/2021/03/taiwan-prays-for-rain-as-drought-threatens-chip-production/,"The country is facing its most severe water shortage in 56 years, but officials say water supplies will likely be sufficient until monsoon rains in late May."
2021/03/17,MERICS,CAI market access annexes released – review of key openings,,https://merics.org/en/briefing/cai-market-access-annexes-released-review-key-openings,
2021/03/16,MERICS,The powerful centenarian: China's Communist Party turns 100,,https://merics.org/en/short-analysis/powerful-centenarian-chinas-communist-party-turns-100,
2021/03/16,MERICS,Who is the CCP? China's Communist Party in infographics,Nis Grünberg,https://merics.org/en/short-analysis/who-ccp-chinas-communist-party-infographics,
2021/03/11,MERICS,China faces social challenges according to the NPC,,https://merics.org/en/short-analysis/ambitious-plans-ongoing-problems-china-faces-social-challenges-according-npc,
2021/03/11,MERICS,The National People’s Congress 2021,,https://merics.org/en/briefing/national-peoples-congress-2021,
2021/03/17,Quartz,China is boosting its vaccine diplomacy with visa perks for taking its shots,Jane Li,https://qz.com/1985014/china-boosts-its-covid-19-vaccine-diplomacy-with-visa-perks/,
2021/03/16,Quartz,The African countries that are part of China’s vaccine diplomacy,Carlos Mureithi,https://qz.com/africa/1984683/african-countries-targeted-by-chinas-vaccine-diplomacy/,
2021/03/12,Quartz,Weibo diplomacy is an impossible problem for China,Jane Li,https://qz.com/1982557/chinas-row-with-uk-ambassador-caroline-wilson-explained/,
2021/03/12,Quartz,The city of Suzhou highlights Islam’s long history in China,Alessandra Cappelletti,https://qz.com/1982825/when-did-islam-come-to-china/,
2021/03/12,Quartz,A US-Europe rare earths partnership is sandwiched by China,Mary Hui,https://qz.com/1982071/a-us-europe-rare-earths-supply-chain-cant-quite-shake-off-china/,
2021/03/10,Quartz,China’s Covid-19 success is slowing down its vaccine rollout,Jane Li,https://qz.com/1981186/chinas-covid-19-success-is-slowing-its-vaccine-rollout/,
2021/03/17,ThinkChina,China must understand the 'tragedy complex' of Biden's team,Xiang Lanxin,https://www.thinkchina.sg/china-must-understand-tragedy-complex-bidens-team,"Understanding the psyche of Biden’s team will help China in its strategic calculations. First of all, members of Biden’s inner circle are different from the hawkish officials in the Trump administration, but they do have a “tragedy complex” that could leave them expecting the worst to happen. Could the upcoming China-US dialogue in Alaska be a first step towards re-orienting bilateral relations? Switzerland-based academic Xiang Lanxin takes a look at the factors at play."
2021/03/16,ThinkChina,Why the US is an unreliable partner to Southeast Asia,Shaun Narine,https://www.thinkchina.sg/why-us-unreliable-partner-southeast-asia,"Canadian academic Shaun Narine says that as long as the Republican Party remains a viable political party capable of gaining power, the US will be politically unstable, and as a result, be an unreliable ally in the future."
2021/03/15,ThinkChina,US-China talks in Alaska — how far can they go?,Yu Zeyuan,https://www.thinkchina.sg/us-china-talks-alaska-how-far-can-they-go,Top officials in the Biden administration and the Chinese government are meeting in Alaska this week for what has been touted as the first high-level contact between the two countries under the new US administration and one to watch. Can this meeting turn the page on testy US-China relations? Yu Zeyuan gives a preview.
2021/03/12,ThinkChina,"‘Time and situation’ in China’s favour, but is China invincible?",Han Yong Hong,https://www.thinkchina.sg/time-and-situation-chinas-favour-china-invincible,"Amid a strong sense that the East is on the rise while the West is in decline, China’s annual Two Sessions came to a close on a confident note, says Han Yong Hong. This augurs well for China’s plan to reach its goal of having a per capita GDP of a moderately developed country by 2035. However, the proof of the pudding is in the eating and unforeseen variables can still develop at every turn."
2021/03/11,ThinkChina,Will China take Taiwan by force within six years? Taiwanese think not and experts are worried ,Woon Wei Jong,https://www.thinkchina.sg/will-china-take-taiwan-force-within-six-years-taiwanese-think-not-and-experts-are-worried,"At a recent US senate hearing, Admiral Philip Davidson, commander of the US Indo-Pacific Command, assessed US capabilities in the Indo-Pacific, adding that Beijing may invade Taiwan in the next six years. Zaobao correspondent Woon Wei Jong speaks to Taiwan academics about the issue."
2021/03/10,ThinkChina,'Cold peace' in China-US relations: Who will get the last laugh?  ,Wei Da,https://www.thinkchina.sg/cold-peace-china-us-relations-who-will-get-last-laugh,"US-based researcher Wei Da notes that China-US relations are at risk of stagnating and reaching a state of ""cold peace"" with the current development. While China has been making friendly overtures to the US, it is also signalling that the ball is in the US’s court. Would any side give space to the other? Who will benefit from such a situation?"
2021/03/10,ThinkChina,China-US strategic showdown: Will the east wind prevail over the west wind? ,Zhu Ying,https://www.thinkchina.sg/china-us-strategic-showdown-will-east-wind-prevail-over-west-wind,"The 21st century sees the convergence of the Chinese socialist system and its American capitalist counterpart across the global arena, and that convergence is a critical turning point in history, says Zhu Ying. With China exhibiting real muscle on the international stage, the US must prove that the democratic system will prevail. To do this, it must not only get its house in order, but offer credible solutions to the world."
2021/03/11,ThinkChina,Has China surpassed the US in the 5G race?,James Pang,https://www.thinkchina.sg/has-china-surpassed-us-5g-race,"In the development of 1G to 4G technology, the US, Europe and Japan took turns to dominate. When it comes to 5G, China says that it has built the largest 5G network globally with other 718,000 5G base stations throughout the country, which is at least ten times the network in the US. China is also strong in 5G chip design and is making inroads in setting global standards for wireless networks. Is China getting a leg up in the tech race?"
2021/03/17,ThinkChina,From Yangon to Hong Kong: Why locals attack mainland Chinese companies during political unrest,Tai Hing Shing,https://www.thinkchina.sg/yangon-hong-kong-why-locals-attack-mainland-chinese-companies-during-political-unrest,"Zaobao journalist Tai Hing Shing notes that mainland Chinese companies in Hong Kong, Yangon and elsewhere often find themselves targets of attack. Why are they so unpopular in the very communities they seek to bring greater economic activity to? Perhaps they are expanding too much, too soon and too fast, giving little opportunities for locals to adapt. But their work cultures probably also play a big role."
2021/03/16,ThinkChina,When even blue skies are political in China,Ma Liang,https://www.thinkchina.sg/when-even-blue-skies-are-political-china,"Chinese academic Ma Liang says it may be more worth it for the Chinese government to focus on long-term improvement of China’s air quality, rather than spending money and effort on clearing its skies only when there are major events. The government seems to be hoisting in this rationale, judging by the naturally grey skies during the Two Sessions this year. Can blue skies every day be a reality for Beijing in the near future?"
2021/03/16,ThinkChina,"Chinese culture at odds with freedom and democracy, shows fate of Ming dynasty's opposition party Donglin",Chip Tsao,https://www.thinkchina.sg/chinese-culture-odds-freedom-and-democracy-shows-fate-ming-dynastys-opposition-party-donglin,"Hong Kong commentator Chip Tsao looks back at the Donglin movement during the Ming dynasty, concluding that its rise and fall shows that freedom and democracy have a history of clashing with China’s cultural background and DNA."
2021/03/15,ThinkChina,French cultural and academic institutions alarmed by China's influence,Justin Zhang,https://www.thinkchina.sg/french-cultural-and-academic-institutions-alarmed-chinas-influence,"Recent incidents in France’s academic and cultural arenas are making the French take notice of what they perceive as China’s attempts to exert its influence, and there are growing calls for institutions and individuals to maintain independence. France-based journalist Justin Zhang explores the issue."
2021/03/12,ThinkChina,Why Southeast Asia has a love-hate relationship with China,Lee Huay Leng,https://www.thinkchina.sg/why-southeast-asia-has-love-hate-relationship-china,"The State of Southeast Asia: 2021 Survey Report shows that many acknowledge yet fear China’s economic dominance. What is behind this enigma of a Southeast Asia that welcomes yet worries about China? Lee Huay Leng assesses that it is a confluence of factors, both external and internal to China. A change in tone, mindset and behaviour is in order if China is to be truly understood by the people it seeks to influence."
2021/03/17,The Conversation,UK trade and security review: pivoting to the east will draw Britain into tensions between China and US,Graeme Davies,https://theconversation.com/uk-trade-and-security-review-pivoting-to-the-east-will-draw-britain-into-tensions-between-china-and-us-157255,How will the UK balance its relationship with the two global superpowers?
2021/03/15,The Conversation,China-UK: new report reveals massive increase in research collaboration and dependence on Chinese students,"Vivienne L Moxham-Hall, Niall Sreenan",https://theconversation.com/china-uk-new-report-reveals-massive-increase-in-research-collaboration-and-dependence-on-chinese-students-157010,A new report co-authored with former universities minister Jo Johnson has revealed the depth of scientific collaboration between the UK and China.
2021/03/15,The Conversation,Origin of the Covid-19 virus: the trail of mink farming,"François Roger, Alexis Delabouglise, Benjamin Roche, Marisa Peyre, Véronique Chevalier",https://theconversation.com/origin-of-the-covid-19-virus-the-trail-of-mink-farming-155989,The virus responsible for Covid-19 can infect different species and scientists are still looking for the animal that provided the link. All eyes are turning to mink farming.
2021/03/14,The Conversation,Quad group makes vaccine deal as a wary China watches on,Tony Walker,https://theconversation.com/quad-group-makes-vaccine-deal-as-a-wary-china-watches-on-156842,"The group has been at pains to stress it is not fundamentally about countering the 'Chinese threat'. But of course, that is primarily what it is about."
2021/03/11,The Conversation,US-Japan relations: why two new leaders need a fresh approach to the alliance in the Asia-Pacific,Ra Mason,https://theconversation.com/us-japan-relations-why-two-new-leaders-need-a-fresh-approach-to-the-alliance-in-the-asia-pacific-154302,"On the surface, Japan and the US are firm friends. But there are some interesting dynamics at play."
2021/03/11,The Conversation,The double lives of gay men in China’s Hainan province,James Cummings,https://theconversation.com/the-double-lives-of-gay-men-in-chinas-hainan-province-153945,Gay men in marginal provinces like Hainan are claiming spaces and building communities in their own secret worlds.
2021/03/10,The Conversation,"China’s ‘mask diplomacy’ wins influence across Africa, during and after the pandemic",Dinko Hanaan Dinko,https://theconversation.com/chinas-mask-diplomacy-wins-influence-across-africa-during-and-after-the-pandemic-153048,"China is providing masks, vaccines, medical equipment and personnel to African countries ignored by the U.S. in recent years, positioning itself as an essential partner to the region."
2021/03/17,East Asia Forum,Domestic divisions leave blanks in US Asia policy,"Gorana Grgic, University of Sydney",https://www.eastasiaforum.org/2021/03/17/domestic-divisions-leave-blanks-in-us-asia-policy/,"In the flurry of analyses of Joe Biden’s early policy moves, there is a common thread that depicts the 46th president as an agent of change towards predictability in policymaking, and a much-desired course correction after the chaotic Trump years."
2021/03/15,East Asia Forum,Biden builds bridges to contend with Beijing,"Ryan Hass, Brookings",https://www.eastasiaforum.org/2021/03/15/biden-builds-bridges-to-contend-with-beijing/,"In 1949, American strategists feared that Soviet advances were generating an intensifying threat to the free world. That August, the Soviet Union broke the United States’ nuclear monopoly by successfully detonating an atomic device. Washington worried that Moscow’s build-up of military forces could be a prelude to an offensive against western Europe and the Middle East. Read more…"
2021/03/15,East Asia Forum,Asia and the United States after the election of President Biden,"Editorial Board, ANU",https://www.eastasiaforum.org/2021/03/15/asia-and-the-united-states-after-the-election-of-president-biden/,"The presidency of Donald Trump must go down as one of the most extraordinary in American history. Diplomacy in the conduct of international relations was replaced by unrestrained economic warfare and destabilisation of alliance relationships. Bluster and bullying were favoured over dialogue and reasoning to persuade others, notably but not only China, as a path to resolve well-founded complaints that might better serve both their and US global interests. Read more…"
2021/03/14,East Asia Forum,Biden recalibrates Trump’s approach to East Asia,"Paul Heer, Center for the National Interest",https://www.eastasiaforum.org/2021/03/14/biden-recalibrates-trumps-approach-to-east-asia/,"President Joe Biden has much repair and restoration work to do in East Asia. Donald Trump seriously degraded the United States’ role in the region, helping Beijing to escalate the most hostile and confrontational US–China relationship in 50 years. Simultaneously, Trump undermined US credibility with the allies and partners that Biden will rely on to confront the strategic challenge of China. Read more…"
2021/03/13,East Asia Forum,US–China competition after RCEP,"Yuhan Zhang, UC Berkeley",https://www.eastasiaforum.org/2021/03/13/us-china-competition-after-rcep/,"In November 2020, 15 countries signed the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) amid a backdrop of deglobalisation and trade protectionism. While RCEP demonstrates the success of ASEAN’s middle-power diplomacy and promotes regional trade and economic development, it also serves China’s national interests and will make the region’s largest economy more powerful economically and politically."
2021/03/13,East Asia Forum,China’s commercial space sector shoots for the stars,"Brian Waidelich, CNA",https://www.eastasiaforum.org/2021/03/13/chinas-commercial-space-sector-shoots-for-the-stars/," The past decade has witnessed explosive growth in the number of domestic companies involved in China’s ‘commercial space’ sector. By November 2020, China was home to over 160 commercial space companies, over half of which were founded in the last seven years. These companies boast a range of offerings from satellite manufacturing to rocket launch."
2021/03/12,East Asia Forum,China’s chance to bridge the Algeria–Morocco divide,"Authors: Michaël Tanchum and Nerea Álvarez-Aríztegui, University of Navarra",https://www.eastasiaforum.org/2021/03/12/chinas-chance-to-bridge-the-algeria-morocco-divide/,China is at a crossroads as it expands its economic presence in Northwest Africa. Heightening tensions between Algeria and Morocco could threaten Chinese economic and geopolitical interests in the region. But Beijing may have the power to bridge the divide and reorient the Western Mediterranean toward its Belt and Road Initiative (BRI).
2021/03/10,East Asia Forum,Will Myanmar’s coup help China influence ASEAN?,"Henrick Z Tsjeng, RSIS",https://www.eastasiaforum.org/2021/03/10/will-myanmars-coup-help-china-influence-asean/,"On 16 January 2021, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi concluded a visit to four ASEAN countries. One destination was Myanmar, the upcoming country coordinator of the ASEAN–China dialogue and now centre of international attention after the country’s military seized power. The Myanmar crisis is becoming increasingly tragic, with the military’s use of lethal force now killing over 60 protestors."
2021/03/11,Carnegie Endowment for International Peace,How Biden Can Make the Quad Endure,"Evan A. Feigenbaum, James Schwemlein",https://carnegieendowment.org/2021/03/11/how-biden-can-make-quad-endure-pub-84046,"To succeed, the Quad needs to evolve from a China-focused club of four to a group of first movers on an array of specific functional challenges. The best way to do this is for the four countries to form the core of a rotating set of ad hoc problem-solving coalitions in the Indo-Pacific."
2021/03/10,Carnegie Endowment for International Peace,The Road from Galwan: The Future of India-China Relations,Vijay Gokhale,https://carnegieindia.org/2021/03/10/road-from-galwan-future-of-india-china-relations-pub-84019,"China and India struggle to comprehend each other’s international ambitions. The misperceptions that follow lead to a lack of trust, border skirmishes, and potentially worse."
2021/03/15,China Brief,China’s Xinjiang Propaganda and United Front Work in Turkey: Part Two,Ondřej Klimeš,https://jamestown.org/program/chinas-xinjiang-propaganda-and-united-front-work-in-turkey-part-two/,
2021/03/15,China Brief,A New Step Forward in PLA Professionalization,Joel Wuthnow,https://jamestown.org/program/a-new-step-forward-in-pla-professionalization/,
2021/03/15,China Brief,Is the Growth of Sino-Nepal Relations Reducing Nepal's Autonomy?,Dhanwati Yadav,https://jamestown.org/program/is-the-growth-of-sino-nepal-relations-reducing-nepals-autonomy/,
2021/03/15,China Brief,Early Warning Brief - China’s NPC and CPPCC: Xi Defies the West by Boosting Technological Self-Sufficiency And Crushing Hong Kong’s Freedoms,Willy Wo-Lap Lam,https://jamestown.org/program/chinas-npc-and-cppcc-xi-defies-the-west-by-boosting-technological-self-sufficiency-and-crushing-hong-kongs-freedoms/,
2021/03/15,China Brief,Directions Forward for Chinese Rare Earths After the Two Sessions,Elizabeth Chen,https://jamestown.org/program/directions-forward-for-chinese-rare-earths-after-the-two-sessions/,
2021/03/15,National People's Congress Observer,2021 NPC Session: Documents List,Changhao Wei,https://npcobserver.com/2021/03/15/2021-npc-session-documents-list/,
2021/03/11,National People's Congress Observer,2021 NPC Session: NPC’s Hong Kong Electoral Overhaul Decision Explained,Changhao Wei & Taige Hu,https://npcobserver.com/2021/03/11/2021-npc-session-npcs-hong-kong-electoral-overhaul-decision-explained/,
2021/03/11,What's on Weibo,Luo Tianyi and the Booming Virtual Idol Market in China,Manya Koetse,https://www.whatsonweibo.com/luo-tianyi-and-the-booming-virtual-idol-market-in-china/,The virtual entertainment market is exploding in China.
2021/03/17,Taiwan Insight,Positioning Taiwanese Queer Cinema on the Global Stage,Yi Wang,https://taiwaninsight.org/2021/03/17/positioning-taiwanese-queer-cinema-on-the-global-stage/,"Written by Yi Wang. Significant progress and landmark rulings in advancing LGBTQ+ rights have been made across Asia in recent years, though many challenges and obstacles remain. Asians are among the fastest-growing ethnic groups in the UK, but Asian LGBTQ+ communities are not widely represented. Film reflects society and a medium capable of raising awareness amongst audiences in a direct and accessible way. Queer representation in the media is strongly linked to the wider public’s views on LGBTQ+ communities. I founded Queer East to amplify the voices of under-represented queer Asian and diasporic communities."
2021/03/16,Taiwan Insight,The Future of Taiwanese industries’ Supply Chain Reallocations Under Covid-19,Chun-Chien Kuo,https://taiwaninsight.org/2021/03/16/the-future-of-taiwanese-industries-supply-chain-reallocations-under-covid-19/,"Written by Chun-Chien Kuo. By adding fire to the existing US-China Trade War, Covid-19 has accelerated the current economic adjustment pace, along with the need for supply chain reallocation in industries. Thus, industries and firms in Taiwan have responded to adjust their production of diverse parts and components. They have also attempted to establish their own sufficient domestic supply chains. New trends in supply chain reallocation have also emerged, such as localised supply chains, shorten supply chains and digitalisation under the Covid-19 threat."
2021/03/15,Taiwan Insight,Attracting and Retaining Talent: Taiwan’s Challenges and Opportunities amid COVID-19,Michael C,https://taiwaninsight.org/2021/03/15/attracting-and-retaining-talent-taiwans-challenges-and-opportunities-amid-covid-19/,"Written by Michael C.Y. Lin. Taiwan’s success in battling the novel coronavirus has promoted its international image, attracting businesses, investment, and a skilled workforce to the country. These trends offer Taiwan a potential opportunity to deepen its talent pool. Over the past two decades, Taiwan has experienced stagnant real wage growth, driving out skilled domestic workers and discouraging overseas Taiwanese talent from returning to their homeland. In particular, talent outflow from Taiwan to China has raised serious concerns."
2021/03/12,Taiwan Insight,Challenges To Inclusive Education In Taiwan,Elsa Sichrovsky,https://taiwaninsight.org/2021/03/12/challenges-to-inclusive-education-in-taiwan/,"Written by Elsa Sichrovsky. While government stipulations may appear to establish a strong structure of support and resources for students with a disability, the situation on the ground is often far from ideal. Most schools lack the trained staff and financial resources actually to implement IEPs for children with special needs. Many schoolteachers are already overloaded with large classroom sizes, stringent demands and requests from parents, and hosting extracurricular activities such as contests and art projects. With a child who has special needs added to the classroom comes the added stress of managing Individual Education Plans (IEPs) and attending IEP meetings with special education professionals and parents."
2021/03/11,Taiwan Insight,The History Of Literature about Disabilities in Taiwan,Ta-Wei Chi,https://taiwaninsight.org/2021/03/11/the-history-of-literature-about-disabilities-in-taiwan/,"Written by Ta-Wei Chi. As a researcher of Taiwanese queer literature, I have found intersectionality between the queer and the disabled in literature since the late 1960s. Commonly lauded as the most influential gay text in the Chinese-speaking world, Hsien-yung Pai (1937-)’s Crystal Boys (serialised since 1978, published as a novel in 1983) mentions how a couple of sugar daddies take home the hunks with developmental disabilities as their intimate partners. Pai’s 1969 story, “A Sky Full of Bright, Twinkling Stars,” typically considered a prequel to Crystal Boys, tells how both the youthful male prostitutes and their senior patrons are made disabled once they are arrested and tortured by police."
2021/03/10,Taiwan Insight,The Right of Independent Living and Its Challenges in Taiwan,Kuoyu Wang,https://taiwaninsight.org/2021/03/10/the-right-of-independent-living-and-its-challenges-in-taiwan/,"Written by Kuoyu Wang. The most important questions to be answered are the following. Is independent living actually suitable for Taiwan? Moreover, does independent living mean that the state rather than the family should bear the burden of providing care? If independent living is a right of people with disabilities, should it be satisfied through a generally designed service system or a totally customised system with an individual framework? Should there be a limit to the rights fully provided by the state? "
2021/03/17,Hong Kong Free Press,"Electoral surgery risks overkill, further eroding Hongkongers’ trust in Beijing",Chris Yeung,https://hongkongfp.com/2021/03/17/electoral-surgery-risks-overkill-further-eroding-hongkongers-trust-in-beijing/,"With the 50-year lifespan of Hong Kong’s “one country, two systems” experiment just half-way through, China has moved to overhaul its electoral system to install what the authorities call a “new democratic electoral system with Hong Kong characteristics.” Nothing could be further from the truth. By overhauling the methods of picking the Chief Executive and […]"
2021/03/16,Hong Kong Free Press,Why – and how – I ended my participation in an undemocratic electoral system,Paul G. Harris,https://hongkongfp.com/2021/03/16/why-and-how-i-ended-my-participation-in-an-undemocratic-electoral-system/,
2021/03/16,Hong Kong Free Press,Fighting words – but the battle to save Hong Kong has already been lost,Kent Ewing,https://hongkongfp.com/2021/03/16/fighting-words-but-the-battle-to-save-hong-kong-has-already-been-lost/,"Following the suffocating so-called “electoral reforms” for Hong Kong that were rolled out at the recently concluded “two sessions” of the National People’s Congress (NPC) and the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference in Beijing, Western nations have been loud and clear in their denunciations.  It’s a united front of robust criticism of China’s heavy-handed authoritarian […]"
2021/03/15,Hong Kong Free Press,A vexing problem for Hong Kong’s Covid vaccine programme – lack of transparency,Stephen Vines,https://hongkongfp.com/2021/03/15/a-vexing-problem-for-hong-kongs-covid-vaccine-programme-lack-of-transparency/,Is the Hong Kong government putting lives at risk with its mainland-focused vaccination programme? The simple answer is that we don’t know but the fact that we don’t know explains why this vital means of combating the spread of the virus is in jeopardy. What we do know is that the government has used the […]
2021/03/14,Hong Kong Free Press,Macau authorities must start taking human rights seriously,Jorge Menezes,https://hongkongfp.com/2021/03/14/macau-authorities-must-start-taking-human-rights-seriously/,"To the Macau police, the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) seems to be no more than a piece of paper to be ignored as they wish, as evidenced by yet another depressing decision. A couple of non-resident workers sought to hold a vigil or demonstration about Myanmar’s military coup. Macau police thwarted […]"
2021/03/13,Hong Kong Free Press,"The dream of genuine universal suffrage in Hong Kong is gone for good, but can the democracy movement survive?",Suzanne Pepper,https://hongkongfp.com/2021/03/13/why-the-dream-of-genuine-universal-suffrage-in-hong-kong-is-gone-for-good/,"Hong Kong’s current democracy movement began long ago, in the early 1980s, soon after Beijing’s demand for the city’s return became known. The reformers were a mixed lot, some young, some not. Most were middle-class white-collar types: college students and some faculty; Martin Lee and the lawyers; Szeto Wah and the teachers’ union; journalist Emily […]"
2021/03/13,Hong Kong Free Press,We have no say in Hong Kong’s electoral changes but let’s make the best of them,John Burns,https://hongkongfp.com/2021/03/13/we-have-no-say-in-hong-kongs-electoral-changes-but-lets-make-the-best-of-them/,"With the National People’s Congress decision on electoral arrangements for Hong Kong, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has brought its Leninist view of democracy to the city. This view focuses on results. The mainland is presumed to be democratic because it is ruled in the interests of the people. The CCP is uniquely qualified to […]"
2021/03/13,Hong Kong Free Press,The X-factor in China’s declaration of victory against poverty,David Bandurski,https://hongkongfp.com/2021/03/13/the-x-factor-in-chinas-declaration-of-victory-against-poverty/,"Since December 4 last year, when Xi Jinping declared China’s victory in the fight against poverty during a meeting of the Politburo Standing Committee, this claimed victory has been a centrepiece of the CCP’s propaganda efforts, both domestically and globally. Those efforts have further intensified since February 25, when Xi again spoke of a “complete victory” during […]"
2021/03/12,Hong Kong Free Press,‘In an unjust society the only place for a just man is in prison’ – Hong Kong is getting there,Tim Hamlett,https://hongkongfp.com/2021/03/12/in-an-unjust-society-the-only-place-for-a-just-man-is-in-prison-hong-kong-is-getting-there/,"Not for the first time, we find ourselves wondering if the Rule of Law is being abused by our rulers, much though they claim to cherish it Consider the case of the 47 suspects charged last week with offences against the national security law. I have nothing to say about the merits of the charges […]"
2021/03/17,The India China Newsletter,The Quad summit as seen from China,Ananth Krishnan,https://indiachina.substack.com/p/the-quad-summit-as-seen-from-china,"Welcome to today’s The India China Newsletter, which comes to you after a longer-than-planned six-day hiatus, thanks largely due to covering the Quad l…"
2021/03/11,The India China Newsletter,"India amends telecom rules, a wrap of the NPC, and reading the tea-cups in China",Ananth Krishnan,https://indiachina.substack.com/p/india-amends-telecom-rules-a-wrap,"Welcome to today’s The India China Newsletter. In this issue, I'm looking at: - India amends telecom rules, with possibly significant ramifications for…"
2021/03/10,The India China Newsletter,"Reading China's Foreign Minister's Press Conference, dams on the Brahmaputra, and bureaucra…",Ananth Krishnan,https://indiachina.substack.com/p/reading-chinas-foreign-ministers,"Welcome to today’s The India China Newsletter. The National People’s Congress is still in session in Beijing, and it concludes tomorrow (Thursday) when…"
2021/03/17,Observer Research Foundation, Xi Jinping and Uyghur Muslim minorities in Xinjiang,Ayjaz Wani,https://www.orfonline.org/expert-speak/xi-jinping-uyghur-muslim-minorities-xinjiang/?amp, Cultural aggression on Uyghur Muslims in Xinjiang has been supported by President Xi Jinping and the Chinese Communist Party after the inception of the BRI. 
2021/03/17,Observer Research Foundation, Aggressive sea control isn’t an option for India’s navy,Abhijit Singh,https://www.orfonline.org/research/aggressive-sea-control-isnt-an-option-for-indias-navy/?amp," Be assertive close to home. But India should not shrink from distant waters, either. "
2021/03/16,Observer Research Foundation, Thaw in Nepal’s relations with China,Hari Bansh Jha,https://www.orfonline.org/expert-speak/thaw-nepal-relations-china/?amp, It is not known why Nepalese businessmen are being made to suffer in their trade with China when relations between the Communist Parties of the two countries are harmonious. 
2021/03/15,Observer Research Foundation, Response to Chinese Assertiveness,Deepak Sinha,https://www.orfonline.org/research/response-to-chinese-assertiveness/?amp, Oddly enough it requires just two phrases to cogently describe our attempts to keep our... 
2021/03/10,Observer Research Foundation, Chinese cyber escalation against India’s electricity grid amidst the boundary crisis ,Kartik Bommakanti,https://www.orfonline.org/expert-speak/chinese-cyber-escalatio-india-electricity-grid-boundary-crisis/?amp," Beyond defensive measures, New Delhi needs to step up efforts for a potent cyber offensive capability that can enable retaliatory strikes against Chinese Critical Infrastructure and other vulnerable targets on the mainland. "
2021/03/10,Observer Research Foundation, Can India-China Relationship Indeed Return to Pre-Galwan Days?,Manoj Joshi,https://www.orfonline.org/research/can-india-china-relationship-indeed-return-to-pre-galwan-days/?amp, Recent Chinese commentary suggests that India must detach the border dispute from other aspects of Sino-Indian ties. 
2021/03/10,Observer Research Foundation, China-Central Asia relations: An uneasy co-existence,Ashok Sajjanhar,https://www.orfonline.org/expert-speak/china-central-asia-relations-an-uneasy-co-existence/?amp," Relations of China with the five Central Asian states—Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenis​​tan and Uzbekistan—have witnessed... "
2021/03/10,Observer Research Foundation, Exploring the Promises and Perils of Chinese Investments in Tech Startups: The Case of Germany,Sabrina Korreck,https://www.orfonline.org/research/exploring-the-promises-and-perils-of-chinese-investments-in-tech-startups-the-case-of-germany/?amp," Introduction Germany is China’s most popular investment destination in Europe. From nearly zero in 2016,... "
2021/03/14,Beijing to Britain,"Hong Kong, Chinese Embassy in London, Jardines, Swire, HSBC and Standard Chartered, UK Sanctions list",,https://beijingtobritain.substack.com/p/beijing-to-britain-ff3,
2021/03/11,Beijing to Britain,An occasional briefing examining policy and research papers of note,,https://beijingtobritain.substack.com/p/the-review,
2021/03/11,China Research Group,The UK's strategic options: Belt and Road,Eyck Freymann,https://chinaresearchgroup.org//research/belt-and-road,"This report demystifies OBOR, analyses how OBOR touches UK national interests, and considers three strategic options: “Contain and Undermine,” “Hedge,” and “Join and Balance.”"
2021/03/16,The Strategist,Semiconductors as a shield for Taiwan?,Elena Yi-Ching Ho,https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/semiconductors-as-a-shield-for-taiwan/,What keeps Taiwan independent? Ambiguous alliances and regular weapons purchases have so far acted as a powerful deterrent to Beijing’s desire to finally annex Taiwan into the People’s Republic of China. But Taiwan has another …
2021/03/12,The Strategist,Taiwan’s cabinet reshuffle a response to China’s ‘unrestricted warfare’,Corey Lee Bell,https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/taiwans-cabinet-reshuffle-a-response-to-chinas-unrestricted-warfare/,"Last month, Taiwan’s government announced several personnel changes in leadership positions in its defence and security team, including the key posts of defence minister and National Security Bureau director. While at least one of these …"
2021/03/12,The Strategist,Why TikTok isn’t really a social media app,Fergus Ryan,https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/why-tiktok-isnt-really-a-social-media-app/,There’s one thing we’re all getting wrong about TikTok: it’s not really a social media app. As TikTok Australia’s general manager told the Senate Select Committee on Foreign Interference through Social Media in September last …
2021/03/10,The Strategist,Beijing replicates its South China Sea tactics in the Himalayas,Brahma Chellaney,https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/beijing-replicates-its-south-china-sea-tactics-in-the-himalayas/,"Emboldened by its cost-free expansion in the South China Sea, Chinese President Xi Jinping’s regime has stepped up efforts to replicate that model in the Himalayas. In particular, China is aggressively building many new villages …"
2021/03/10,China Dialogue,China’s market influence can make or break green supply chains,Robert Hii,https://chinadialogue.net/en/food/chinas-market-influence-can-make-or-break-green-supply-chains/,"Without sustainability indicators, its commodity exchanges could undercut other country’s efforts to green supply chains, writes Robert Hii"